Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-23
MIR. MEDILL AND MIR. BLAINE.
The Chicago Tribune will Support the
Republican Ticket amd Platform.

Mr.. Joseph Medill, editor OF the Chicago Tribune,
was seen at his residence in that city last night
by New York Herald correspondent who asked
him: "What is the cause OF the 7ribuae's ami
mostly toward Mr.. Blaine?"
"The Tribune has no animosity toward Mr.
Blaine We simply diner with him. as we have
the right to do. Personally my relations with Mr.
Blaine are unchanged. My opinion is that he read
an Incomplete report OF the Presidents message,
and then submitted to the Interview which was
published. think that when he reads the mes
sage entire he will have reason TO change his mind
The Tribune has beea low tar1fI paper for twenty
West and their desires. They have no protection
lor their products, and what Is more, they pay
heavy freights on them to the East, and then are
suDJected 10 foreign competition. In addition TO
TINS tney are compelled to pay nearly two prices
ior american manufactured products in the East
"Do you consider that Mr. Blaines urterances
on the tariff Will interfere with your supporting
hlm as PRESIDENTIAL candidate In 1883 In case he
SHOULD % nominated by the republican conven-
"No think that Mr.. Blaine was premature and
VIII revise his views. The republican convention
time Congress will have settled the tarff question
for some years at least. The tarifY Is mere mat.
m Is an aRs
slaves, the amendment of the Constitution and
questions OF like nature. Think Mr.. Blaine will
that he can't run on a platform Of his own, but
must stand upon that Of the convention which
nOminates him"
THE TARIFF IN THE COMING CONVENTION.
"Will the coming national convention be apt to
embrace Mr. Blaine's views on the tariff"
mot without going backward No single indi-
vidual has the right to set up any declaration In
contraventlon TO the expressed will OF the great
mass or voters In the party. There were more
C0an nve million men who voted for Mr.. Blaine In
1854, and the platform OF the national republican
convention OF that year was In favor or tariff re-
ductl0n. Mr.. Blaine has now taken issue with
tnat platform and with the views Of Mr.. Arthur
ana Secretaries Folger and McCulloch."
what would be the result In the coming Presi-
DENTAL campaign should the republican convention
nominate Mr.. Blaine and adopt a platform In con-
Sonance with his expressed tarin views?-
"Mr. Cleveland would undoubtedly be elected
"Do you think the republican Senate will agree
to tarin bill passed by the House?"
II don't think the Senate Will be cowardly
enough to do nothing. 1t VIII agree to some meas
ure The western senators would not dare TO come
back without doing something. These things have
TO be done by compromises We all have TO compro-
mise, for we can't have our own way In this world.
For instance, the tar part OF the republican con-
ventfon OF 1884 was compromise. II did not ex-
actly suit me and was not precisely TO the liking
OF the extreme pr0tecttOnstS but we came near
electng Mr. Blaine on IT," In conclusion Mr.. MediIl
said: 1.-The Tribune will support the republican
nominee for the Presidency, whoever he may be.
am not afraid to fndorse the platform the repub-
ltcanS will adopt"